CVE-2023-20097 Cisco Access Point Software Command Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker with controller admin access can inject commands to gain root privileges on Cisco access points.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20097?
CVE-2023-20097 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 23 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco access points (AP) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands and execute them with root privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of commands that are issued from a wireless controller to an AP. An attacker with Administrator access to the CLI of the controller could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain full root access on the AP.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20097?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, Cisco Ios Xe, Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-20097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2017-3831 Auth bypass in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series
- CVE-2022-20622 Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points IP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0234 Denial of service in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points
- CVE-2016-1419 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2016-6362 Privilege escalation in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59p2-366r-gx84.